To me, creatively challenging myself is my version of owning the Nets.
NASI think I’ve had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records.
More Nas Quotes
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When you’re a teenager, you want to meet a lot of girls – you want to get the most girls.
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I’m just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
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I’m a big fan of Common. I’m a big fan of Scarface; I’m a big fan of so many people, from Jeezy to… well, there are a lot of people’s music that I respect.
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I love the art world, I love art galleries, I love what it means – I love art.
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Hip-hop is the streets. Hip-hop is a couple of elements that it comes from back in the days… that feel of music with urgency that speaks to you.
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I don’t get jealousy, I don’t get how people hate each other – I never did.
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There comes a time when things can work out and everybody can be happy. And that’s what it’s all about in the end – everybody being happy and working it out.
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Hip-hop artists, especially the older ones, are the ones who knew hip-hop was a worldwide phenomenon before the mainstream caught on, so hip-hop artists are forward thinkers. We want to stay with the new.
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I’m not talking about Russia in my music. I’ve never been to Russia. I’m not talking about Africa, Switzerland, China.
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I talk about life, and I make universal music with an American style – and that’s what I do.
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Divorce can be crazy. Man, if you’re happy… Love is a beast, man. Hold on. Be prepared for any way it may go, and be honest.
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The things that I have said when I was young and curious about whatever the subject matter was, I respect those – those are growing pains.
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I’ve been called everything. Gangsta rap. I’ve been called conscious rap. You know, everything. Whoever feels like calling it whatever they want to call it, that’s on them.
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No matter what the song was about, I had ’em out there.
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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